Among said she was a well raised child of Uganda who knows the need to respect elders. She said she wasn’t prepared to go bare knuckles on Kadaga, making it clear that she prefers to expend her energy on mobilizing for the NRM.
On taking rounds in different districts hunting for support to retain her position as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice chairperson (Female) in the party’s Central Executive Committee, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister, and the Kamuli District woman Member of Parliament, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has of recent sent physical insults to her fellow contender, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among.
Kadaga has continuously referred to Speaker Among as ‘Ow’ekizigo’ (a star in bleaching), and that she is a corrupt fellow who is not fit for any public office given the fact that she was also served with sanctions from different countries, limiting her international travels.
She also said that she has just crossed to NRM from FDC, and that in that reign, she cannot stand for senior positions in the party’s top leadership which requires people who have at least stayed in the party for 10 years.
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Though anyone would expect the Speaker to hit back at Kadaga, it has not been the case. While addressing the NRM delegates from Busoga at her Buyende home this weekend, Speaker Among unexpectedly reduced the pressure exerted by Kadaga when she refrained from throwing hooks at her.
Among said she was a well raised child of Uganda who knows the need to respect elders. She said she wasn’t prepared to go bare knuckles on Kadaga, making it clear that she prefers to expend her energy on mobilizing for the NRM.
She stressed a lot about being well possessed with plenty of physical energy, which she said was an asset she was prepared to use to amplify mobilization and harmony inside NRM, similar to what is currently prevalent at Parliament-as opposed to demonizing fellow leaders.
The Speaker also admitted to being new in NRM, making it clear that this makes her CEC leadership synonymous with new energy and generally a new way of doing things inside the party. She asked for a chance to get into CEC and demonstrate her leadership at that level.
Among also said that her insistence on publicizing the existence of a financial allocation of donations inside the Speaker’s office and going ahead to use that allocation to financially support struggling Ugandans in all districts is what her rival is resenting and basing on to say she is a thief and corrupt.
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She demanded to know why the existence of such money in the Speaker’s chambers was never public knowledge until she became the Speaker.
To her this shows transparency, which isn’t synonymous with being a thief. She promised to continue using such money, as Speaker of Parliament, to support SACCOs for NRM Chairpersons in all Busoga districts and beyond.
She also spoke about the need to deepen unity among NRM cadres solidly behind the President while encouraging them to treat elderly party leaders like Kadaga with respect.
She thanked Moses Magogo for choosing her to be his wife, which had become the basis for her to become part and parcel of the Busoga community. She implied that, unlike the Kamuli Woman MP she is seeking to replace in CEC, she is a development-minded member of the Busoga community and promised to deliver tangible transformation as opposed to mere politicking.